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Museum report
by Evan Koblentz 11 May '19

11 May '19

Slow-ish day: I think everyone was out enjoying the good weather. Evan Koblentz Executive Director, Vintage Computer Federation evan(a)vcfed.org / (646) 546-9999 www.vcfed.org @vcfederation

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Sony tape library parts available
by Richard Cini 11 May '19

11 May '19

All – While cleaning up, I found a few parts for a Sony AIT162 AIT tape library that I no longer have. I have a power supply, two drives and I think a box of tapes. If interested for the cost of shipping (US only) please contact me off-list. Thanks. Rich -- Rich Cini http://www.classiccmp.org/cini http://www.classiccmp.org/altair32

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VCF East pictures, please!
by Evan Koblentz 10 May '19

10 May '19

Post 'em, we all want to see!!

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Anybody want a Commodore 65?
by Evan Koblentz 10 May '19

10 May '19

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/223509001295

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Anybody want a Commodore 65?
by Chris Fala 10 May '19

10 May '19

That’s actually about right for that. But yes, nuts. On May 10, 2019, at 5:47 PM, Sentrytv <sentrytv(a)yahoo.com> wrote: That's nuts! Sent from: My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device. > On May 10, 2019, at 2:00 PM, Evan Koblentz via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/223509001295 >

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Anybody want a Commodore 65?
by Andy Diller 10 May '19

10 May '19

Oh snap. I accidentally clicked on the buy it now button...... - andy diller > On May 10, 2019, at 5:47 PM, Sentrytv via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > <mime-attachment>

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Apple 1 auction, Christie's London
by Andy Meyer 10 May '19

10 May '19

FYI http://artdaily.com/news/113435/The-first-Apple-Computer-leads--On-the-Shou… Cheers, Andy

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] OT: how to end an email, in Europe
by Chris Fala 10 May '19

10 May '19

I learned that on eBay of all places. Good tip, Herb. Kind regards, Chris On May 9, 2019, at 10:21 PM, Herb Johnson <hjohnson(a)retrotechnology.info> wrote: So today, I was corresponding with a stranger in Ireland. He had the impression I was upset with our correspondence. I wasn't sure what the issue was, maybe my use of capital letters at some point. However, he informed me as an afterthought, as follows: > Herb a last point, if you care, which maybe you don’t. To sign off a communique, whether written or electronic, with just your name, is considered an expression of great anger in Europe. :-) Kind regards > [his name] I had ended my email, as I often do, with my name alone; no closing social honorific or salutation or whatever it's called. (Extra points for identifying this convention.) This was entirely new to me. But I'm wondering, is this a true social convention, or simply something limited to certain social classes in Ireland, or in between? And so it occurred to me, my friends in this list, may have such experiences, and can comment accordingly on this bit of email etiquette. Meanwhile, it's worth a try. Warm regards, Herb Johnson -- Herbert R. Johnson, New Jersey in the USA http://www.retrotechnology.com OR .net preserve, recover, restore 1970's computing email: hjohnson AT retrotechnology DOT com or try later herbjohnson AT retrotechnology DOT info -- Herbert R. Johnson, New Jersey in the USA http://www.retrotechnology.com OR .net preserve, recover, restore 1970's computing email: hjohnson AT retrotechnology DOT com or try later herbjohnson AT retrotechnology DOT info

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Northstar floating point BASIC (S-100)
by Mike Loewen 10 May '19

10 May '19

On May 9, 2019, at 11:16 PM, Herb Johnson wrote: > Anyone know where to find Northstar's BASIC FPB software, which used > Northstar's floating-point S-100 board? I think versions 5 and 6 used the > FPB. The manual is available; the software itself seems hard to find. > Thanks. > > binary regards, > Herb According to the manifest, disks 10 and 11 on this page have FPBASIC: http://deramp.com/downloads/altair/software/north_star_floppy_controllers/d… Mike Loewen mloewen(a)cpumagic.scol.pa.us Old Technology http://q7.neurotica.com/Oldtech/

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Laugh, it's funny
by Evan Koblentz 09 May '19

09 May '19

Last month I shared this story with a few of you privately. Now I've decided it is safe to post. :) During the VCF East planning, I asked Thompson when exactly in 1969 he started working on the disk program that became Unix (cited at 21:25 in this video: https://tinyurl.com/y55g2puu) ... he told me he didn't remember, but "I leave it to you to invent a date." That's a lot of pressure! :)

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